January 11

Job’s next friend steps up to the plate, Zophar, and gives Job yet another ear full. He mixes truth like, “can you fathom the mysteries of the Almighty”, with the blame of Job being a “deceitful man” who has been recognized and therefore judged by God. Zophar like the others incorrectly judges Job when you and I know that God was displaying Job and loved Job incredibly. I am sure I have people in my life that would say or at least think the same, but today I thought about me! I think I may have Zophar and the 2 others living inside of me! My biggest accuser is --- ME! Those inner voices, call them demons, call them the voices of my past, call them the legalism of my flesh, call them whatever, they still speak and although they don’t accuse God, they sure do accuse me, especially when things go wrong. Condemnation is quick to come and hard to drive away. I don’t know how they got in there but I do know how to get them out, Jesus and the work of His Spirit. I must cling to the truth of the Word like Rom. 8:1! I must seek out deeper revelations and most of all the revelation of God’s great love that He has lavished on me! When I dwell in that place, the place of the finished work of Christ, the place of His great love toward me, then I will silence the Zophars within!